Gervais has remained true to form as host of the Golden Globes, taking aim at the A-listers in the room. And even some who are not.

The British comedian, who is known for his opening monologues and blatant disregard for the celebrities in the audience, has returned as host for the awards which recognise the best in film and television.

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In under five minutes, the comedian skewered Jennifer Lawrence, Jeffrey Tambor and Caitlyn Jenner.

“I’ve changed,” Gervais insisted to the crowd. “Not as much as Bruce Jenner, obviously. Now Caitlyn Jenner, of course. She’s become a role model for trans people everywhere. Showing great bravery in breaking down stereotypes.

Talk then naturally turned to Jeffrey Tambor and his role as a transgender woman in Transparent.

“What an actor, what a role,” he praised the actor. “He has to put on all the women clothes and let people film him. That takes balls. I don’t know how he does it ... I’ve seen his balls — they’re huge and long.”

“There were marches on the street with teachers and nurses saying how the hell could a 25-year-old live on $58 million?” he jibed.

“I’m getting paid the same as Tina and Amy did last year ... there's two of them it’s not my fault they want to share the money.”

Jennifer Lawrence laughs along with the joke.Source:Twitter

Gervais then shocked the crowd with a joke about controversial flick Spotlight — a film about

an investigation into the Catholic Church’s cover-up of childhood sexual abuse. “Roman Polanski called it the best date movie ever,” he quipped.

Putting the awards into perspective for the nominees, Gervais revealed to the audience what he uses his three Golden Globes gongs for — one’s a doorstop, one’s to hit burglars and he keeps the other one next to the bed.

“That award is — no offence — worthless,” he told the audience. “One is a doorstop, one I use to hit burglars and the third sits by my bed because … well, it doesn’t matter what I do with it, it’s mine.” In true Gervais style, he went on to describe how he uses it as a sex toy.

Gervais got into the spirit of the ceremony earlier this morning by posting one of his signature unflattering shirtless selfies before even getting dressed and heading to the awards. It came with the crude caption: “Better get dressed and offend some humourless c***s I suppose.”

Channing Tatum hit the stage to present the first award along with Jonah Hill, who embodied the bear from the Leonardo DiCaprio movie The Revenant.

Channing Tatums presents an award with the “bear” from The Revenant.Source:AP

Kate Winslet picked up the first award for Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture — Drama, Musical or Comedy Actress for her role in Steve Jobs.

Returning to the stage, Gervais kept the snark coming while introducing The Martian star Matt Damon.

“Now is the star of the hilarious comedy The Martian,” Gervais said before breaking into laughter at his own joke. “He’s also the only person Ben Affleck hasn’t been unfaithful to — Matt Damon.”

From Damon’s facial expression, the joke about his best mate’s cheating rumours were a little close to the bone.

Just a few weeks after the infamous winner mix up at the Miss Universe competition, it was only a matter of time before someone made a Steve Harvey crack.

Jamie Foxx hit the stage with Lily James to present the gong for Best Score in a Motion Picture, and Foxx got the winner a little muddled.

“The winner is Straight Outta Compton,” he said. “I’m sorry folks I made a mistake ...” It was actually The Hateful Eight.

Eva Longoria and Ferrera took their presenting opportunity to hilariously call out casual racism in showbiz.

“Hi, I’m Eva Longoria and not Eva Mendes,” Longoria began

“And hi, I’m America Ferrera and not Gina Rodriguez,” America added.

“And neither one of us is Rosario Dawson,” Longoria said.

The dig was in reference to a mistake made by the Golden Globes Twitter account in December when the nominations were announced, when Ferrara was accidentally referred to as Rodriguez, the star of Jane the Virgin.

Hollywood’s two favourite girlfriends stole the show while presenting at the Golden Globes.

Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence took to the stage to present some clips of their movies, and thought it best to introduce themselves.

“I’m JLaw,” Lawrence began. “And I am ASchu,” Schumer added.

“Amy, you can’t just give yourself a name — it has to come naturally,” Lawrence informed her. “What do people usually call you?”

“Usually they just call me c**t,” Schumer deadpanned.

Then she tried experimenting with “celebrity couples” nicknames — “like Ames-Tom-Hardy?” Schumer offered, before Lawrence told her she had to actually be in a relationship with the hunk. “Like Amy-all-the-Hemsworths?”

JLaw and Amy-all-the-Hemsworths.Source:Getty Images

Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell took to the stage wearing some leftover props from a New Years party. Wearing the goofy 2016 novelty glasses, the actors maintained a conservative tone while delivering their introduction — which made the audience laugh more.

“Can we stop all the talking and laughing and snickering? Because right now you people are coming off like real buttholes,” Ferrell told the audience. “We’ll just stop and we’ll shut it down until everyone gets real quiet.”

“Can we continue?” Wahlberg asked.

“It’s the TV people,” Ferrell said.

Wahlberg and Ferrell partying like it’s 2016.Source:Getty Images

When the category of Best Actor in a Television Series rolled around, nominee Aziz Ansari summed up who everyone thought would win.

Perhaps the most surprising win of the night came when Lady Gaga’s name was read out — winning the gong for Best Performance in a Miniseries or Television Film for American Horror Story Hotel. Even Leonardo DiCaprio was a little surprised.

Jim Carey reinforced the importance of the awards when he took to the stage to present.

“Thank you, I am two time Golden Globe winner Jim Carey,” he joked. “When I go to sleep at night, I’m not just a guy going to sleep. I’m two-time Golden Globe winner Jim Carey trying to get some well needed shut eye.

“And when I dream, I just don’t dream any old dream. No sir. I dream about being three time Golden Globe winning actor Jim Carey. Because then I’ll be enough.”

Awarding the Best Picture — Comedy gong to The Martian, director Ridley Scott acknowledged the absurdity of the film’s inclusion in the “comedy” category. “Comedy?” he questioned as he took the award. “But anyway ...” The legendary director also stood his ground when producers tried cutting his speech short with music. “Screw you, okay?” he said as he continued his speech.

The audience got to their feet when Leonardo DiCaprio was announced as the Best Actor in a drama for The Revenant. Picking up this gong is a good sign of his chances at the upcoming Academy Awards. “What an incredible honour — that meant a lot,” he told the audience.

It wasn’t the film’s only win of the night. It also took out the final award for Best Motion Picture — Drama.

But just because the last award had been handed out didn’t mean it was over for Ricky Gervais. He managed to get the last word while the credits rolled.

“From myself and Mel Gibson — shalom!”

WINNERS IN FILM

Best Motion Picture — Drama

The Revenant

Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture — Drama, Musical or Comedy Actress

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Best Foreign Language Film

The Son Of Saul

Best Performance in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy Actor

Matt Damon, The Martian

Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture — Drama, Musical or Comedy Actor

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Score in a Motion Picture

The Hateful Eight

Best Screenplay

Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs

Best Animated Feature Film

Inside Out

Best Original Song

Sam Smith, “Writing’s On The Wall”, Spectre

Best Performance in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy Actress

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Best Performance in a Motion Picture — Drama Actress

Brie Larson, Room

Best Motion Picture — Comedy

The Martian

Best Performance in a Motion Picture — Drama Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

WINNERS IN TELEVISION

Best Series — Comedy

Mozart In The Jungle

Best Miniseries or Television Film

Wolf Hall

Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film — Actress

Maura Tierney, The Affair

Best Performance in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy Actress

Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Best Supporting Performance in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film — Actor

In this image released by NBC, Leonardo DiCaprio accepts the award for best actor in a motion picture drama for his role in “The Revenant” during the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)6 of 52

Kate Winslet accepts the award for best supporting actress in a motion picture for her role in “Steve Jobs” at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)9 of 52

In this image released by NBC, Dwayne Johnson, left, and Jennifer Lopez present an award at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)15 of 52

Kate Winslet poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture for “Steve Jobs” at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)16 of 52

Rachel Bloom accepts the award for Best Actress - TV Series, Comedy or Musical for “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” during the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)17 of 52

Actress Rachel Bloom, winner of Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy, poses in the press room during the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images)18 of 52

Matt Damon introduces the film “The Martian,” nominated for best comedy film at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)19 of 52

Oscar Isaac accepts the award for best actor in a limited series or TV movie for his role in “Show Me A Hero” at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)20 of 52

Christian Slater accepts the award for best supporting actor in a series, limited series or TV movie for his role in “Mr. Robot” at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 -- (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)21 of 52

Presenters Olivia Wilde and John Krasinski onstage during the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)38 of 52

Sam Smith accepts the award for Best Original Song - Motion Picture for “Writing’s on the Wall” during the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)39 of 52

In this image released by NBC, Leonardo DiCaprio accepts the award for best actor in a motion picture drama for his role in “The Revenant” during the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)

Kate Winslet accepts the award for best supporting actress in a motion picture for her role in “Steve Jobs” at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)

In this image released by NBC, Dwayne Johnson, left, and Jennifer Lopez present an award at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)

Kate Winslet poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture for “Steve Jobs” at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Actress Rachel Bloom, winner of Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy, poses in the press room during the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images)

Oscar Isaac accepts the award for best actor in a limited series or TV movie for his role in “Show Me A Hero” at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)

Christian Slater accepts the award for best supporting actor in a series, limited series or TV movie for his role in “Mr. Robot” at the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 -- (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)

Sam Smith accepts the award for Best Original Song - Motion Picture for “Writing’s on the Wall” during the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)